64 search results for “africa” in the Public website
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SciSTIP – Bibliometric identification of research teams in Africa
This project is opening up the possibility of systematically studying research teams from a broad perspective, by developing specific bibliometric methodologies able to identify active collaborative research teams in Africa. Based on the extensive experience of CWTS and CREST, this project represents…
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Antonio Frank
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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W van Kessel
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Karin Nijenhuis
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Anika Altaf
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Mirjam de Bruijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden University to strengthen research on Africa
The Leiden African Studies Centre (ASCL) will become part of the University from 1 January 2016.
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Indigeneship, bureaucratic discretion, and institutional change in Northern Nigeria
‘Can he do it?’ Since the remarkable victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 Nigerian presidential elections, this has arguably been the most frequently posed question in Nigerian politics.
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Why southern Africa is full of North Korean monuments
North Korean workers designed and built numerous monuments, museums and other buildings in southern Africa. This is clear from research by history student Tycho van der Hoog for his master's thesis. These monuments can be an important source of income for a country that has become quite isolated on…
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David Ehrhardt
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.
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Harry Wels
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Michel Doortmont
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Chibuike Uche
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Julia Foudraine
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Caroline Archambault
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Verba Africana
The project
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Knowledge exchange visit: Morocco as an intermediary between Africa and the Netherlands
Strengthening the cooperation between Moroccan, other African, and Dutch institutions for higher education. This was the focus of a two-day seminar at NIMAR (Netherlands Institute Morocco) in Rabat in July, during which scholars of the African Studies Centre Leiden interacted with colleagues from NIMAR…
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Tracing pollution through multimodal methods
In this project we ask: how does pollution manifest as part of different practices, both socially and materially.
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Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact
Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.
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Jos Damen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Jan-Bart Gewald
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Lidewyde Berckmoes
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Rijk van Dijk
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Akinyinka Akinyoade
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Mayke Kaag
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Jan Abbink
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Fire and grazers in the West African savanna
Promotores: H.A. Udo de Haes, H.H.T. Prins, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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Alice Kubo
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Marleen Dekker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Sara Petrollino
Faculty of Humanities
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Carolien Jacobs
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Densua Mumford
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nancy Kula
Faculty of Humanities
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Gerald Acho
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Interreligious Encounter in a West African City: A Study of Multiple Religious Belonging and Identity Among the Yorùbá of Ogbómòsó, Nigeria
How has interreligious encounter in Ogbómòsó created multiple religious belongings and identities among individuals and groups?
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The social life of Ogooué-Ivindo forests
Explore how stakeholders in Gabon's Makokou region interact with forest resources in logging, agriculture, and mining, and their impacts on social and environmental changes.
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Tycho van der Hoog
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Return of customary law often a let-down for local people
Traditional leaders in many African countries have regained some of their former powers. Politicians and companies in some of these countries manage to gain access to valuable land via these leaders, at the cost of the local population. This is the message of Professor of Law, Administration and Development…
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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Villagers steal meat from lions
Researchers from Leiden see hungry villagers in the north of Cameroon steal meat from the prey of lions. The researchers from Leiden University's Institute for Environmental Sciences (CML) reported on this kleptoparasitism in the online publication of the African Journal of Ecology in July.
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Ayokunu Adedokun
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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M. Y. Priscilla Lam
Faculty of Humanities
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Maarten Kossmann
Faculty of Humanities
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Ton Dietz
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Alette Vonk
Faculty of Humanities
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Loes Oudenhuijsen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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To target or protect? Militias and political order in African civil wars
Political scientist Corinna Jentzsch received an NWO Veni grant for her research on the conditions of collaboration between militias and state forces and its consequences for safety and political order.
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Jenneke van der Wal
Faculty of Humanities